ABOUT

Mission

In physics, theoretical research activities have mainly been divided vertically into four groups: elementary particles, nuclear physics, cosmology, and condensed matter physics. Recently, however, "quantum information," which is the basis of quantum technology, has emerged as a new paradigm for understanding the natural world. It has become clear that it is the key to solving difficult problems in important research targets in physics, such as "creation of the universe" and "quantum matter," by making the four theories cross-functional. At the same time, the cutting edge of theoretical physics provides a perspective that leads to new developments in quantum information and its applications in quantum technology. Thus, by introducing a new perspective of quantum information in physics, we expect that particle physics and cosmology, i.e. the basis of gravitational physics, will be deeply connected with nuclear and condensed matter theory, which study quantum matter. In this way a great interdisciplinary fusion will be realized involving the four fields of physics and quantum information that constitute our institute. The center aims to realize the fusion of different fields of quantum information theory and theoretical physics, and to build an international center of exchange by bringing together researchers from different fields with a wide range of domestic and international research institutions.